America's Cleanest Cities [Infographic]

For the vast majority of Americans living in major cities, the sight of garbage-strewn pavements, overflowing trashcans and filthy parks seems to be relatively rare. New research from YouGov examined perceptions of cleanliness across the country's 20 most populated metropolitan areas, finding that most residents are upbeat. People in Minneapolis-St. Paul and Dallas-Fort Worth were the most positive with 90 percent reporting that their cities are very or somewhat clean.

Over 85 percent of respondents in both Denver and Orlando Daytona Beach-Melbourne were also satisfied with their sanitation situation. People living in Los Angeles were the least likely to call their city clean, though a 69 percent majority still called it very or somewhat clean. 71 percent of people in Philadelphia called their city clean, along with 84 percent of residents in both New York and Chicago.